Qanam Surname

202,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Qanam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qanam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,9291:13,6991,589
Palestine841:54,1535,319
India271:28,409,829361,298
Jordan141:631,60313,893
Iran31:25,594,175224,183

Qanam (14) may also be a first name.

Qanam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Qanam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Qanam (Hindi: क़णम, Marathi: खानम) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qanam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 202,451st most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,542,803 people. The surname Qanam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qanam live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 94 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,929 people, or 1 in 13,699. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Dhamar Governorate, where 99 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent are found and Aden Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Yemen it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 4 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qaname91104/
Qanham916/
Qannam914/
Quanam913/
Qhanam911/
Quanaim833/
Kanam8017,223/
Qanan801,365/
Canam80684/
Qenam8013/
Khanam73465,916/
Canham736,755/
Kannam734,838/
Kahnam73528/
Kaname73466/
Qanaan73155/
Cannam73116/
Kainam73107/
Kangam73102/
Kaanam7360/
Kanham7356/
Quanan7340/
Qainan7312/
Kkanam7310/
Qannan738/
Keanam738/
Kanaim737/
Cagnam737/
Canaum736/
Kanamm735/
Caname735/
Kaunam734/
Cahnam734/
Kaynam733/
Canaim733/
Kanaam732/
Kanamh732/
Kanaum732/
Kaneam732/
Hkanam732/
Qanane732/
Canaam732/
Quenam732/
Qaunan731/
Canahm731/
Qaanan731/
Qahnan731/
Qamham731/
Qangan731/
Qatnan731/
Qoname731/
Qanand731/
Kaenam731/
Khannam671,150/
Khanamm67998/
Kaingam67338/
Kanaume67274/
Kanngam67176/
Khaanam6777/
Cannamm6758/
Khangam6749/
Qainean6748/
Kahanam6729/
Kannaam6727/
Khaname6719/
Khanaum6719/
Khatnam6716/
Kannamm6714/
Khanaam6711/
Khaenam6711/
Khanham678/
Kaunamg676/
Kanaham676/
Queenam674/
Quangan674/
Khhanam673/
Khaunam673/
Kanname673/
Kkhanam673/
Khainam673/
Quanain673/
Cautnam672/
Kainame672/
Khahnam672/
Khanamh672/
Kanhamn672/
Keaneam672/
Katnnam671/
Kausnam671/
Kautnam671/
Kaanaam671/
Khanahm671/
Khanajm671/
Quannan671/
Canname671/
Gkhanam671/
Qaunain671/
Khanamn671/
Kangaim671/
Kanaime671/
Kaaname671/
Qaunang671/
Quanhan671/
Keaname671/
Gqanane671/
Canngam671/
Kamname671/
Kanhaum671/
Kanamng671/
Hkhanam671/
Kayngam671/
Quenham670/
Canaham670/

Qanam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qanam in the Hindi language
क़णमqanama-
Qanam in the Marathi language
खानमkhanama-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Qanam
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis